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This will be the first competitive meeting between Poland and Co lombia â" the South Americans won the most recent friendly 2-1 in Chorzow in 2006.

James Rodriguez did not start Colombia's opening match due to injury

Colombia have won only two of their nine previous World Cup games against European opponents (D2 L5), though these victories have come in their last four such meetings against Switzerland in 1994 and Greece in 2014.

None of Polandâs nine World Cup games against South American opponents has finished as a draw, with the Eagles winning four and losing five.Only once before have Colombia lost both of their opening two games in a World Cup tournament, doing so against Romania and the USA back in 1994.None of Colombiaâs 19 games at the World Cup have ended goalless.

Poland have lost seven of their last nine World Cup matches (W2), failing to score in six of those losses.

Poland have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last nine Worl d Cup matches, since beating Portugal 1-0 in 1986.

Juan Quintero became the first Colombian player to score in two different World Cup tournaments in their opening defeat against Japan (2014 and 2018).

Despite failing to score against Senegal in Polandâs opening match, Robert Lewandowski has netted 21 goals in his last 16 appearances for his national team.

Colombian Carlos Sanchezâs red card in their opening match against Japan was the first dismissal at the 2018 World Cup and was also Colombiaâs first ever sending off in the competition.